Scott Squires (University of Birmingham): Publications - PhilPeople

University of Birmingham
Centre for the Study of Global Ethics, Dept. of Philosophy, School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion

Masters student

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Areas of Interest

Philosophy, Misc

Metaphysics and Epistemology

History of Western Philosophy

Philosophical Traditions

Other Academic Areas

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Shockingly Limited
with James McBain

In Luke Cuddy (ed.), BioShock and Philosophy, Wiley. 2015-05-26.

At the end of BioShock Infinite, Booker is faced with the challenge of not allowing the tragedy to befall Columbia. There has to be a way, he believes, to prevent the rise of Father Comstock, the imprisonment and abuse of Elizabeth, and the creation of a Columbia that persecutes people for both religious and racial reasons. Booker's action is predicated on the necessity of Booker becoming Comstock. Elizabeth takes Booker back to Father Comstock's creation and it is revealed that Comstock's comin…Read more
At the end of BioShock Infinite, Booker is faced with the challenge of not allowing the tragedy to befall Columbia. There has to be a way, he believes, to prevent the rise of Father Comstock, the imprisonment and abuse of Elizabeth, and the creation of a Columbia that persecutes people for both religious and racial reasons. Booker's action is predicated on the necessity of Booker becoming Comstock. Elizabeth takes Booker back to Father Comstock's creation and it is revealed that Comstock's coming to power took place when DeWitt accepted Christian baptism after his participation in the Wounded Knee massacre. The notion that Booker DeWitt had to become Father Comstock because of his baptism portrays a God that is overly deterministic, however. In reality, God may be omnipotent and omniscient, and yet humans may be free.